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Alexis Wray
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‘A North Star’: How Frances Ellen Watkins Harper inspires The 19th’s fellows
On February 22, 1911, Harper — the “mother of African American journalism” — died at 85. Her legacy continues to point the way forward for the fellows whose work bears her name.
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A school district's plan for rising rent and stagnant salaries: Teacher housing
In an effort to retain its educators in North Carolina’s most expensive city, Charlotte schools are planning on building housing and offering below market-rate rentals.
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Travel canceled, TVs unplugged: How these Black women are facing Inauguration Day
Those who supported Kamala Harris are reframing their January 20th plans with less celebration — but they’re holding on to the potential to believe in what’s next.
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Democrat Josh Stein wins pivotal North Carolina governor’s race
The state attorney general beat Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, who had staked his campaign on promises to ban abortion in the state and anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric, Decision Desk HQ projects.
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With just days left to vote, pro-Palestine activists at HBCUs are divided
At historically Black colleges in battleground states, some say they are casting a vote to save our democracy while others say they are withholding theirs to save the world.